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AT&T Says Its Live, Real 5G Network Hit 1Gbps Speeds

Kellen March 30, 2019

AT&T was one of the first to mobile 5G when they launched their 5G+ network prior to 2019. They still don't sell a single phone that can access it, but they will let you jump on the next-gen network with a hotspot product. Today, AT&T has announced...

The 5GE Logo on Your AT&T Phone Does Not Mean Faster Speeds Than Verizon or T-Mobile

Kellen March 22, 2019

AT&T's 5G Evolution is not a 5G network - that was established when they first introduced it in 2017. That hasn't stopped them from continuing to spread the word about their phones having access to "5G," even if they are attempting to act like they aren't...

We Know Verizon’s First 5G Cities, First Plan Pricing, and Launch Date

Kellen March 13, 2019

Verizon finally revealed its first 5G cities this morning, as well as the initial pricing that will get your compatible phone on that new network. As you may have guessed, they are starting the rollout off slowly with a ramp-up to more markets coming later...

T-Mobile Shares Tons of Details on Its Home Internet Service, Including Free Router

Kellen March 7, 2019

T-Mobile is still trying to convince the US government that it should be allowed to merge with Sprint, leaving our country with three major wireless carriers. Their progress on approval seems to have stalled or slowed some at the moment, so to help pitch the...

Here’s One Big Reason to Look Forward to Verizon 5G

Kellen February 28, 2019

A new home internet option. I may sit on the negative side of 5G at the moment, mostly because I think carriers, phone makers, and chipset producers are overselling the first round of it, but there is still one piece of it that I'm really looking forward to....

T-Mobile Says 5G Plans Will be Unlimited, No More Expensive Than Existing 4G LTE Plans

Tim February 27, 2019

After news broke yesterday that T-Mobile was delaying launch of its 5G network until the second half of this year, which was later clarified by the company's CTO Neville Ray in that the more "meaningful" 5G launch won't happen until H2 2019 (low-band spectrum)...

HTC Unveils 5G Smart Hub for Sprint That Doubles as VR Stream Machine

Tim February 25, 2019

This week at MWC, HTC unveiled its 5G Smart Hub for Sprint's 5G network. We knew this was happening, only because both of these companies said as much all the way back in November of last year. In summary, this 5G hub connects to Sprint's 5G mobile network. In...

T-Mobile Delays 5G Network Until There’s a Phone Capable of Using It (Update: Not Really a Delay)

Tim February 25, 2019

Key decisions that were made long ago by executives who get paid a lot of money to make key decisions are now coming into play. Today, T-Mobile's CTO Neville Ray announced that the company will delay launch (see update below) of its 5G network until a phone is...